Frequency: Annually.Collection Period: 2002 - 2003
Data Available:
October
2003
Based on program review of the data reported by the grantee(s). The program evaluation liaison and the program officers' review includes: examining the procedures that grantees use to align the standards with all academic levels; reviewing the sources of standards, strategies and procedures utilized for alignment; and verifying the evidence provided for alignment.

Limitations: Data are self-reported by the projects. Evidence of alignment with standards has been particularly difficult to assess in previous years.

Improvements: Planned validation improvements on evidence of course alignment with standards include verifying whether projects utilize content experts to review and validate the extent to which: a) content is challenging, or b) standards are appropriate for the content delivered. In addition, the indicator has been modified as follows: a) expand data collection to include elementary and secondary courses and modules offered, and b) focus specifically on projects offering reading, math, or science courses or modules.